Multiple choice Which philosopher believes the state of nature is a "war of all against all"? Rawls Hobbes Gauthier Rousseau Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Thomas Hobbes, in his work Leviathan (1651), famously described the state of nature as a 'war of all against all' (bellum omnium contra omnes), where life is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.' Option B (Hobbes) is correct.